Driving abroad
An extensive Mercedes-Benz Service network is also available in other countries. You can obtain the relevant workshop directories from any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Only low-octane fuel is available in certain countries.
You can find further information about fuel grades on more.
Symmetrical dipped beam
If your journey takes you to countries where vehicles are driven on the opposite side of the road to the country in which the vehicle is registered, your headlamps must be switched to symmetrical dipped-beam or be partially masked. Oncoming traffic will be dazzled less.
Vehicles with headlamps that cannot be switched over:
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Affix special masking sheets on the headlamps.
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You can obtain this masking tape from a qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
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Mercedes-Benz recommends that you only use genuine Mercedes-Benz masking tape. Your headlamps could otherwise be damaged.
Remove the masking tape when you are once again driving on the same side of the road as in the country in which your vehicle is registered.
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Vehicles with headlamps that can be switched over:
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Vehicles with xenon headlamps*:
Risk of injury from high voltage. Have the xenon headlamps* switched to symmetrical dipped beam at a qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
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Have the headlamps switched over at a qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
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Remember to switch your headlamps back to asymmetrical dipped beam when you are once again driving on the same side of the road as in the country in which your vehicle is registered.
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